Is « organe » masculine or feminine?
« organe » is masculine. You say l'organe.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'organe |
| With the indefinite article | un organe |
| With the partitive article | de l'organe |
Plural
The plural is organes (les organes). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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La fonction crée l'organe.
The function creates the organ. -
C'est un organe gigantesque.
That's a huge organ. -
Le cerveau est un organe très complexe.
The brain is a very complex organ.
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Common questions
Is « organe » masculine or feminine?
« organe » is masculine. You say l'organe.
« l'organe » hides the gender. Is « organe » masculine or feminine?
It is masculine. The article shortens to « l'organe » for both genders, but you say un organe, not une organe, and adjectives take the masculine form.
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